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Opening Day Starters

Frayed Knot Mar 26 2017 03:50 PM

Opening Day starter list coming together. Others, Dodgers & Giants for instance, seem obvious but are either not yet official or I just haven't seen them called anywhere. TEAM STARTER vs. TEAM STARTER YANX Masahiro Tanaka RAYS GIANTS D’BACKS Zack Greinke CUBS Jon Lester CARDINALS Carlos Martinez MARLINS NATIONALS Steven Strasburg BRAVES Julio Teheran METS Noah Syndergaard PIRATES Gerrit Cole RED SOX Rick Porcello ROCKIES BREWERS Junior Guerra BLUE JAYS Marco Estrada ORIOLES TIGERS Michael Fulmer WHITE SOX Jose Guerra ROYALS Danny Duffy TWINS PHILLIES Jeremy Hellickson REDS Scott Feldman PADRES DODGERS INDIANS RANGERS Yu Darvish MARINERS ASTROS Dallas Keuchel ANGELS A’s Kendall Graveman

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 26 2017 03:54 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

White Sox and Brewers starting the first father-son OD combo, ever huh?

Frayed Knot Mar 26 2017 03:58 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

Now how in the heck did THAT happen? ... I distinctly remember typing QUINTANA TEAM STARTER vs. TEAM STARTER YANX Masahiro Tanaka RAYS GIANTS D’BACKS Zack Greinke CUBS Jon Lester CARDINALS Carlos Martinez MARLINS NATIONALS Steven Strasburg BRAVES Julio Teheran METS Noah Syndergaard PIRATES Gerrit Cole RED SOX Rick Porcello ROCKIES BREWERS Junior Guerra BLUE JAYS Marco Estrada ORIOLES TIGERS Michael Fulmer WHITE SOX Jose Quintana ROYALS Danny Duffy TWINS PHILLIES Jeremy Hellickson REDS Scott Feldman PADRES DODGERS INDIANS RANGERS Yu Darvish MARINERS ASTROS Dallas Keuchel ANGELS A’s Kendall Graveman

HahnSolo Mar 26 2017 06:28 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

I'm 80% certain you made up the name Kendall Graveman.

Frayed Knot Mar 26 2017 07:17 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

I'm 80% certain you made up the name Kendall Graveman. I had never heard of the dude before seeing him announced as the Oakland OD starter about two days ago. Seeing it though kind of makes one feel good thinking about -- Matt Harvey: Third Starter

Frayed Knot Mar 27 2017 02:41 AM Re: Opening Day Starters

TEAM STARTER vs. TEAM STARTER YANX Masahiro Tanaka RAYS GIANTS D’BACKS Zack Greinke CUBS Jon Lester CARDINALS Carlos Martinez MARLINS Edinson Volquez NATIONALS Steven Strasburg BRAVES Julio Teheran METS Noah Syndergaard PIRATES Gerrit Cole RED SOX Rick Porcello ROCKIES BREWERS Junior Guerra BLUE JAYS Marco Estrada ORIOLES TIGERS Michael Fulmer WHITE SOX Jose Quintana ROYALS Danny Duffy TWINS PHILLIES Jeremy Hellickson REDS Scott Feldman PADRES DODGERS INDIANS Corey Kluber RANGERS Yu Darvish MARINERS ASTROS Dallas Keuchel ANGELS A’s Kendall Graveman

sharpie Mar 27 2017 01:33 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

Justin Verlander is actually starting opening day for the Tigers. Fulmer is starting the home opener on April 7.

Frayed Knot Mar 28 2017 12:21 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

TEAM STARTER vs. TEAM STARTER YANX Masahiro Tanaka RAYS Chris Archer GIANTS D’BACKS Zack Greinke CUBS Jon Lester CARDINALS Carlos Martinez MARLINS Edinson Volquez NATIONALS Steven Strasburg BRAVES Julio Teheran METS Noah Syndergaard PIRATES Gerrit Cole RED SOX Rick Porcello ROCKIES BREWERS Junior Guerra BLUE JAYS Marco Estrada ORIOLES TIGERS =#0040FF]Justin Verlander WHITE SOX Jose Quintana ROYALS Danny Duffy TWINS PHILLIES Jeremy Hellickson REDS Scott Feldman PADRES DODGERS INDIANS Corey Kluber RANGERS Yu Darvish MARINERS ASTROS Dallas Keuchel ANGELS A’s Kendall Graveman

Fman99 Mar 28 2017 01:18 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

Jon Lester and not Arrieta? Surprising.

Centerfield Mar 28 2017 01:29 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

What's the holdup on guys like Bumgarner or Felix Hernandez? Those are no brainers no? I wonder if they are battling some injury.

Frayed Knot Mar 28 2017 02:56 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

Mostly it's just that I haven't seen any confirmation of those guys anywhere and I didn't want to list someone's idea of projected starters as if those were a done deal. There have been lists like that floating around since mid-February but reality tends to get in the way of such stuff. Bumgarner started yesterday in what was described as his last spring tune-up so it's definitely not an injury in his case, but the article also didn't say specifically when his next one would be although it would certainly be shocking if it wasn't OD. TEAM STARTER vs. TEAM STARTER YANX Masahiro Tanaka RAYS Chris Archer GIANTS D’BACKS Zack Greinke CUBS Jon Lester CARDINALS Carlos Martinez MARLINS Edinson Volquez NATIONALS Steven Strasburg BRAVES Julio Teheran METS Noah Syndergaard PIRATES Gerrit Cole RED SOX Rick Porcello ROCKIES BREWERS Junior Guerra BLUE JAYS Marco Estrada ORIOLES Kevin Gaussman TIGERS Justin Verlander WHITE SOX Jose Quintana ROYALS Danny Duffy TWINS PHILLIES Jeremy Hellickson REDS Scott Feldman PADRES DODGERS INDIANS Corey Kluber RANGERS Yu Darvish MARINERS ASTROS Dallas Keuchel ANGELS A’s Kendall Graveman

Frayed Knot Mar 29 2017 12:16 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

A few stragglers still listed as TBD TEAM STARTER vs. TEAM STARTER YANX Masahiro Tanaka RAYS Chris Archer GIANTS Madison Bumgarner D’BACKS Zack Greinke CUBS Jon Lester CARDINALS Carlos Martinez MARLINS Edinson Volquez NATIONALS Steven Strasburg BRAVES Julio Teheran METS Noah Syndergaard PIRATES Gerrit Cole RED SOX Rick Porcello ROCKIES =#0040FF]???? BREWERS Junior Guerra BLUE JAYS Marco Estrada ORIOLES Kevin Gaussman TIGERS Justin Verlander WHITE SOX Jose Quintana ROYALS Danny Duffy TWINS Ervin Santana PHILLIES Jeremy Hellickson REDS Scott Feldman PADRES Jhoulys Chacin DODGERS Clayton Kershaw INDIANS Corey Kluber RANGERS Yu Darvish MARINERS Felix Hernandez ASTROS Dallas Keuchel ANGELS =#0000FF]???? A’s Kendall Graveman

Frayed Knot Mar 31 2017 12:15 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

I know you've all been on the edge of your seats wondering who the Angels and Rockies were going to throw out there on Opening Day. Well wonder no more. And now that you know the identity of their top starters you can probably also cease wondering if those are the two teams likely to meet up in the World Series. TEAM STARTER vs. TEAM STARTER YANX Masahiro Tanaka RAYS Chris Archer GIANTS Madison Bumgarner D’BACKS Zack Greinke CUBS Jon Lester CARDINALS Carlos Martinez MARLINS Edinson Volquez NATIONALS Steven Strasburg BRAVES Julio Teheran METS Noah Syndergaard PIRATES Gerrit Cole RED SOX Rick Porcello ROCKIES Jon Gray BREWERS Junior Guerra BLUE JAYS Marco Estrada ORIOLES Kevin Gaussman TIGERS Justin Verlander WHITE SOX Jose Quintana ROYALS Danny Duffy TWINS Ervin Santana PHILLIES Jeremy Hellickson REDS Scott Feldman PADRES Jhoulys Chacin DODGERS Clayton Kershaw INDIANS Corey Kluber RANGERS Yu Darvish MARINERS Felix Hernandez ASTROS Dallas Keuchel ANGELS =#0000FF]Ricky Nolasco A’s Kendall Graveman

Edgy MD Mar 31 2017 01:37 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

Surprised to see Graveman over Sonny Gray in Oakland. Checking the record, it seems Gray strained a lat three weeks ago. I wonder if anybody has studied whether the time lost to be cautious with all your pitchers is greater than the time gained in the alleged reduced incidence of catastrophic injury to the few.

Frayed Knot Apr 01 2017 01:21 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

Other Opening Day pitchers this weekend whose names you might recognize include: Dustin Nippert, Carlos Villanueva, Andy Van Hakken, Henry Sosa, Jeff Manship, Brooks Raley, Merrill Kelly, Donn Roach, Zack Patrick, Hector Noesi Those are the starters for the Doosan Bears, Hanwah Eagles, Nexon Heroes, LG Twins, NC Dinos, Lotte Giants, SK Wyverns, KT Wiz, Sansung Lions, and Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization. Despite a limit of 3 foreigners per team, every one of the ten teams in the KBO had one of those foreigners as their opening day starters on Friday. All of the above except for Petrick and Kelly have some ML experience on their resume including Jeff Manship who pitched two scoreless innings for the Indians in last year's WS.

Edgy MD Apr 01 2017 02:35 PM Re: Opening Day Starters

I've long thought MLB should give an award for jeffmanship. Jeff McKnight, for instance, was for years a model of jeffmanlike behavior.